by Michael R. Allen Here is a photograph from December 2009 showing the two-story commercial building at 3850 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive that was destroyed by fire this afternoon (at left here). The building and its neighbors dated to … Continue reading →

by Michael R. Allen I spent some of my morning talking with a building owner in the Wellston Loop area. He has big plans for his big building, the former J.C. Penney store at 5930 Martin Luther King Drive. (This … Continue reading →

This announcement fell into my inbox: Help plan for the future of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in the Ville Neighborhood! Alderman O.L. Shelton, the City of St. Louis and AIA St. Louis are working together to bring together design … Continue reading →

by Michael R. Allen Urban Review St. Louis reports that the Doering Mansion is almost gone. Demolition began last week. Also nearly gone this week is the art deco Regal Theater on Martin Luther King Boulevard. I have been following … Continue reading →

by Michael R. Allen One of the two remaining three-story 19th-century commercial buildings on the south side of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive just west of Jefferson disappeared last week. We have no photograph of the building. May someone else … Continue reading →

by Michael R. Allen Don De Vivo took these photographs of this St. Louis block in 1998, capturing conditions that have only worsened in the course of seven years. This block is part of a long commercial corridor on Martin … Continue reading →